Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 37.213

37.213

Cattle indeed are the Simā [verses];
cattle are the Revatī [verses];
cattle are the Vāmadevya with two hiṃ-sounds.
Those who have praised with this become rich in cattle.
Prajāpati created cattle.
Being created, they wandered away from him, not recognizing [him].
He desired: "May cattle recognize me;
may they not wander away from me."
He saw this sāman.
With it he praised.
Then indeed cattle recognized him.
Then they became non-departing from him.
It has two hiṃ-sounds.
With "hum" indeed cattle recognize [each other]; with "hum" the mother goes to the calf; with "hum" the calf goes to the mother.
That is the sāman of mutual recognition for cattle.
Cattle recognize him, and cattle do not wander away from him, who knows thus.
It is on iḷā; cattle indeed are iḷā; cattle are the Chandomas; [it is] for the attainment of cattle.